PAL flies A321neo to Brisbane

Philippine Airlines starts deploying the highly sophisticated Airbus A321neo jet on a fourth weekly flight to Brisbane, Australia, the fastest non-stop service on the route.  The maiden flight on July 2 carried 151 Brisbane-bound passengers, arriving July 3, 15 minutes ahead of schedule. The return flight had 155 (on a 156-seater aircraft). The flag carrier’s first A321neo, fitted with two powerful engines (Pratt & Whitney GTF), covered the more than 5,800-kilometer distance between Manila and Brisbane in less than eight hours.  PAL flies four times weekly from Manila to Brisbane, capital of Queensland and gateway to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.